Lock



Feb. l0, 1925.

J. HoRNosTAJ LOCK Filed Feb. 10. 1923 ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES FFCE.

PATENT JOI-IAN HORNOSTAJ, F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

LOCK.

To all iti/0m t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHAN HonNosTAJ,

a citizen of Ukraine, residing at Cleveland,

county of Cuyahoga, and State orn Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful lmprovements in Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in locking devices, and it is theprincipal ohject of the invention to provide a locking device forlatches or the like which is eX- tremely simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction, and which allows a ready and convenient operation.

These and other objects of my invention will become more fully known asthe description thereof proceeds, and will then he specifically pointedout in the appended claim.

In the accompanying' drawing.'

Figure 1 is a front elevation ot a locking device constructed accordingto the present invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation, partly in section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on line le-3 ot Figure 1.

yThe locking device constructed according to my invention comprises acasing or traine to which is removably attached a frontl plate l1, bymeans ot screws l2 litting into correspondingly arranged holes 1S int-heside hars of the trame.

Blocks 14 a-nd 15 constitute the ends ot 35 the easing and form innershoulders 1G and 17 so that a. chaniher 18 is created in which isslidahly disposed. a holt or lug 19 provided at one end with a recess orslot 20 closed on the outside hy a strip 21 secured tothe cuter edge otlug 'I9 hy means ot screws 22 or the like.

The opposite end ot lug 19 is termed with lingers and 24 formingrecesses 25 and 26 respectively in the edge of lug 19.

In slot 2O a pin Q7 engages rectangularly disposed. to and secured in aplate 28 having an upstanding flange 29 at its outer edge and a lowerhandle 30 projecting through a suitable opening in the lower wall '30 ofthe casing and provided on the outside ot the same with a grip 31.

Between the lug 14 and the ends of the upper and lower frame hars, atransverse channel. 32 is formed in which is slidaloly disposed a latchor loar 3S having an upper abutment 34 and a lower abutment torm ing arecess 36 with thc har The device operates as Jfollows:

Y ln the open position et' the locking de vice illustrated in YFigure 1,holt 19 is in its rearward position with its lingers 23 and Zal out otengagement with the latch 33: it' it is now desired to lock the device,handle 30 is moved hy means ot its grip 31 towards the rear so that theupper end of plate 28 with its iiange Q9 will engage holt or lugl 19 andmove the lingers 23 and 24 into engagement with the recesses 37 and BSin latch 33. The movementot handle 30 in opposite direction, will movethe lingers 93 and 24; out ot the recesses 37 and 38 and allow treemovement. ot the latch 33.

lt will be clear that changes may he made in the. `general arrangementand the con struction ot the minor details ot my invention withoutdeparting from the scope and spirit there-ct.

lllhat l claim as new and desire to secure hy Letters Patent is:

casing formed with a longitudinal channel and a transverse channelcommunicating with the longitudinal channel at one end and openingthrough the side walls thereor u (u of the casing, a locking holtslidaloly mounted in the longitudinal channel and Jformed. at the endnext the transverse channel with spaced lingers. a lever opening throughone side wall ot the casing and having a down turned portion to rest inrear eli the locking holt. a pin carried h v and projecting 'troni saidlever and seating in a slot in the locking holt. wherehy said hclt mayhe moved in either direction the operation et the lever` and a latchslidalily mounted in the transverse channel and termed with tingers tointcftit with the fingers ot the locking holt when the latter has heenprojected Y'lo locking position. and a cover plate to directly over-liesaid lockingl holt operating;4 means. locking holt, and latch` Intestimony whereoic l have aflixed iny signature.

JOHAN HORNOSTAJ.

